Friday, December 11, 2009

Found a really cute book this week - 'Fairy Tale Knits: 32 Projects to Knit Happily Ever After' written by Alison Steward-Guinee (published by Wiley). The book uses simple shaping and seemless-construction and covers a wide range of skill levels and sizes for infants through 8 year olds. The projects will appeal to children's imaginations with pirates, magic carpets, princesses, kings, knights, mermaids, and fairies to guide them.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Magnum is a great fast knit. With the holidays quickly approaching and winter making an early appearance, these are great projects to do in an evening and are free downloads on the Cascade Yarns Free Patterns Page.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Here is the cover for the 220 Book that will be out this spring. We will be having trunk shows available for the shops that stock the book. This book is a great compilation of projects in a variety of colors, techniques, and levels. Stay tuned for more previews.....

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

As Thanksgiving weekend has passed and it is now December, the holiday season is looming....
Here is a new free pattern on cascadeyarns.com by Laura Farson (author of "New Twists on Twined Knitting: A Fresh Look at a Traditional Technique") - the Candy Cane Christmas Stocking made in Cloud 9 - an Angora/Merino blend with more than 30 colors.Candy Cane Christmas Stocking - Cloud 9

We've seen the preview of the new 220 book (being published by Soho/Vogue Knitting) and are all very excited. It should be available sometime this spring and is retailing for under $20. There will be 60 projects - 20 scarves, 20 hats, and 20 mittens. Stay tuned for previews....

Our first shipment of Eco Duo hit the warehouse last week.... It's a great new undyed blend of 70% baby alpaca and 30% merino wool. 197 yards per 100 grams with 8 duo-tone colors that shadow/stripe - it knits at 4.5 stitches per inch and is buttery soft (one designer offered to role around naked in it).